The Use of Business Intelligence Tools to Analyze the Influence of Interactivity and Interaction Factors on the Assessment of Distance Students’ Performance in Virtual Learning Environments

Abstract

This paper aims to improve the practice of distance education, by providing managers with a view of aspects that influence the progression of students. To that end, it analyses "Interactivity and Interaction" factors in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) communication systems, seeking to understand how these elements influence the performance of distance learning students at the beginner level. The study was carried out using data from a Brazilian distance learning private university, which utilizes a virtual learning environment. The research involved four steps: construction of a business intelligence environment, statistical analytical work, decision trees and clustering techniques to describe data, establish the most relevant variables and identify standards that may support the conclusion.

Psychology of Business Intelligence Tools: Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective

“…Users can cooperate with each other in creating, analyzing, or editing content like dashboard [25] Example Pentaho integration with MS Office 365, enabling live collaboration Knowledge management Users can manage, and disseminate knowledge to other users at different organizational levels [31,39,49] Example Share dashboards, stories with the community for feedback on Tableau Group management Users can create and manage teams or interest groups to facilitate access to information, teamwork and collaboration [31] Example Jaspersoft SoftReports Server can be used to grant/deny access to database and analytics based on access policies Interactivity Users can create visuals, dashboards, and stories that can be altered, commented on or personalized by final users to facilitate collaboration [20,26] Example Interactive filters on Tableau Public; drilling functions feature selection by Qlik; interactive reports creation on Pentaho Analysis module The third group, communication affordances, enable the goal-directed communication of intelligence or knowledge and include Browsing, Reporting, Self-Promoting, and Sharing. Unlike collaboration affordances, these affordances do not necessarily require reciprocity but do emphasize the social aspects of knowledge sharing [14,36].…”

The Didactic Potential of University Electronic Information and Educational Environment in the Context of a Pandemic

“…Online interaction of two students' groups during practice classes is discussed (Vargas & Kalman, 2018). Using business analysis and analytics tools to examine the impact of interactivity and interaction on performance of distance learning students at initial level in virtual learning environments is discussed by Ichihara and Nizam (2018). The study was conducted using data of a Brazilian private distance learning University that uses a virtual learning environment (Ichihara & Nizam, 2018).…”

“…Using business analysis and analytics tools to examine the impact of interactivity and interaction on performance of distance learning students at initial level in virtual learning environments is discussed by Ichihara and Nizam (2018). The study was conducted using data of a Brazilian private distance learning University that uses a virtual learning environment (Ichihara & Nizam, 2018). Hossain et al (2018) emphasize that scientific standards of NGSS generation and other national structures require much more sophisticated approach to STEM education.…”

Readiness of university teachers to organize student interaction in an electronic educational environment

“…Scientists note that it is necessary to transform the organization of learning, to update the content of education, to choose new educational technologies, in particular, the technologies of blended or flipped learning (PISKUNOVA and ZAIR BEK, 2020), to develop educational and methodological materials (CLARK and MAYER, 2016;ROCK et al, 2016), and to select interaction modes (ABRAMI et al, 2011;ALASMRI et al, 2019;ICHIHARA and NIZAM, 2018). E.V.…”